After answering the phone, Xiao He quickly came to the studio of "In-Person Challenge".
The scene was indeed in chaos.
The two families competing with Shi Yingdan in this episode are both amateurs. Although the two children have been coaxed into submission, their eyes are red from crying, with tears still hanging in their eye sockets, making them look very pitiful.
Shi Yingdan was pulling Xia Zhinan and the two families to apologize.
The live broadcast is still going on, and many comments are criticizing Xia Zhinan's behavior.
[This kid is so scheming.]
[I used to think she was cute, but what happened today? I've lost all my affection for her.]
[If the other two kids hadn't fallen, he wouldn't have won the championship, right?]
[At least the prizes should be distributed. Just an apology is too insincere.]
Shi Yingdan had been paying attention to netizens' attitudes. When she saw this, she immediately said to the other two groups of guests, "How about this? We're willing to give up our prizes. I don't want any."
Xia Zhinan, who had just been cooperating in the apology, suddenly panicked when he heard this.
"No! This is the prize I won, why should I give it away? The prize is mine!"
"What do you mean by yours? If your younger siblings hadn't fallen, how could you have come in first? You saw the kids fall, and you didn't help them up. What did I teach you?"
Shi Yingdan yelled angrily, pulled him behind her, and said with an apologetic smile that she would give the evaluation to the two groups of guests.
Those things are not expensive, there is no need to make netizens unhappy over such things.
Unexpectedly, Xia Zhinan was particularly disobedient today.
"No! I won't give it to you! I won it!"
As he said that, he turned and rushed to the prize area, reaching out to grab something on the table.
Shi Yingdan also got angry.
"Xia Zhinan, you're not listening, are you?!"
As he spoke, he wanted to pull him off the stage.
When Xiao He arrived, the scene was in such chaos that the other two couples were frightened by the scene before them. Other staff members quickly ran over to help, but none of them dared to use force against the children.
Instead it was Shi Yingdan.
She usually behaves in a gentle, charming, beautiful and generous manner in "A Gift from God". Now, when she opens her eyes wide and pulls Xia Zhinan, the corners of her mouth are crooked and her eyes are fierce, which looks a bit scary.
"What are you doing?"
Xiao He said something while standing on the stage, and the scene seemed to be paused instantly.
Shi Yingdan seemed to have finally seen her savior, and breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly said, "Xia Zhinan was too disobedient today! Xiao He, come and help!"
At this time, Xia Zhinan was leaning on the cabinet with his head down. No one knew where he got so much strength from. Even the adults were helpless.
Xiao He walked over and looked at the situation at the scene. Instead of helping Shi Yingdan, he turned around and looked around to find the host.
"Do the rules of the game require that a fall disqualifies the match?"
The host shook his head.
In fact, falling down is a very common occurrence in such competitive games, and the entire production team didn’t think it was a big deal.
Xiao He turned to look at the other two groups of guests.
"What do you think?"
The guests shook their heads.
They didn't want the gifts in the first place.
What's more, the children were young and it was no big deal for them to fall. It was Shi Yingdan who suddenly brought Xia Zhinan over, apologized, and wanted to give them gifts, which made them at a loss.
Hearing this, Xiao He quickly understood the current situation.
The director thinks it’s okay.
The other guests thought it was okay.
But some netizens think it is not acceptable, and Shi Yingdan also thinks it is not acceptable.
"In this case, Xia Zhinan won, and the prize should belong to him."
Xia Zhinan, who was lying on the stage and refused to let go, looked up in surprise when he heard this. His little face turned slightly red because he had exerted too much force, and his eyes were wet. He might have secretly wiped away tears several times just now.
Shi Yingdan was even more shocked and stared at Xiao He.
"What did you say?"
"Xia Zhinan did not commit any fouls and won the championship legitimately. The prize should be his."
After saying that, he pulled Shi Yingdan, who was in disbelief, down, stopped her movements, and turned to look at the host.
"Give out the awards."
Xia Zhinan finally regained his freedom. Without even looking at his bicycle and snacks, he directly picked up the gift box of the medical examination package, rushed to stand next to the host, raised the things in his hand high, and grinned happily.
After a long time of hard work, today's challenge finally came to an end.
As soon as the photographer in the live broadcast room turned off the camera, Shi Yingdan was too lazy to pretend anymore and just turned around and walked out angrily.
Xia Zhinan followed happily, holding the things in his hands.
The staff member hurriedly said: "The prizes are still there!"
Unexpectedly, Xia Zhinan didn't even turn back this time.
"I don't want any of these."
Everyone was confused by this contrasting attitude.
Weren't you holding on to the podium tightly just now, refusing to let go?
Why do you want to give up now?
Children like Xia Zhinan's age should prefer bicycles and snacks.
After Xiao He said hello to the program crew, he walked out and saw Shi Yingdan had already gotten into the car and was sulking inside. She had locked the car door, blocking Xia Zhinan outside.
He stood outside holding the gift box, feeling somewhat bewildered.
It wasn't until Xiao He walked over and knocked on the window that the car finally opened, and Shi Yingdan started cursing.
"Xiao He, I asked you to come here to help solve the problem, not to create it! Are you trying to kill me and Xia Zhinan by doing that?"
She called Xiao He over in the hope of stopping Xia Zhinan, but she didn't expect that she would be on the same side with the child.
How can you appear on the show in the future if you offend the audience just for a few gifts?
"How on earth did you become a broker?"
Xiao He opened the door and let Xia Zhinan get in the car, saying, "This little thing won't kill you."
The program crew and other guests thought it was a big deal. This program was originally a competition, and it wasn't Xia Zhinan who caused the child to fall. He did nothing wrong.
On the way here just now, she had looked carefully. Although there were many comments accusing Xia Zhinan, more people were supportive.
The characteristic of live broadcast is that the audience's emotions fluctuate dramatically.
After a while, when everyone calms down, the situation will get better.
Although according to Shi Yingdan's idea, giving away the gift would win the audience's love, after understanding Xia Zhinan's thoughts, she really couldn't snatch the gift away from him.
Xia Zhinan got in the car and apologized cautiously:
"I'm sorry, Mom."
Shi Yingdan glanced at him, still feeling angry.
"If my career is ruined by this, then you should go back to the orphanage! Staying here will only cause me trouble!"
Xia Zhinan was so scared that he promised repeatedly: "I will be obedient in the future, please don't send me back."
As he spoke, he tried to pull her hand in a flattering manner, but Shi Yingdan shook it off. She folded her arms across her chest, closed her eyes and began to rest.
Seeing this, he stopped talking and lowered his head to start fiddling with the prize he had just received.
The box contains a voucher for a complete family physical examination. If any problems are found during the examination, the hospital's most authoritative doctors will provide treatment, and even the cost of treatment can be covered by the included discount card.
For a child, such a prize is not very appealing, but Xia Zhinan seemed to like it very much. He opened it, took a look, and then put it back carefully.
As soon as I got home, I went upstairs with the prize.
Shi Yingdan now finds everything unpleasant.
"I agreed to adopt him because he was so well behaved. He's only been here for a few months, and he's already caused me so much trouble! I've really lost my conscience!"
Xiao He said, "Don't worry, Xia Zhinan's actions today won't have much impact on you."
"Are you sure?"
Shi Yingdan looked skeptical.
Xiao He nodded.
"I'll have someone edit a set of clips from the past for comparison. It's normal for children to fall on the show."
Hearing this, Shi Yingdan's expression improved slightly, and she complained, "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have accepted this program. I didn't gain any benefits at all."
She didn't get any benefits, but for some people, she got what she wanted most.
Xiao He came to Xia Zhinan's room upstairs.
As soon as he entered, the boy was fiddling with the prize he had just received, looking at it carefully over and over again, cherishing it very much.
"What are your plans after receiving this gift?" Xiao He asked.
Xia Zhinan immediately turned around and subconsciously hid the things behind him.
"Sister, aren't you going to go find mom?"
"Come up and see you."
Xiao He turned around and looked around. The whole house was cleaned tidy, and several fairy tales were neatly placed on the shelf.
Next to the desk was a box of exercise books that Xiao He had sent earlier.
There were two reasons for sending these exercise books at that time. One was that I felt that it was really not good for Xia Zhinan not to go to school and do his homework.
The second reason is to get his handwriting for identification.
After she took away the one she had written yesterday, the rest were placed in a box and are now being sorted out.
Xiao He picked up a book at random and opened it. He was surprised to find that all the questions in the exercise book had been completed by someone else. The handwriting was neat and beautiful, and the accuracy rate was very high.
But Xia Zhinan has been outside recording a program all day today, so how could he have time to do his homework?
There are so many exercises that it would take several hours to finish them.
If you look closely, the room didn't seem as tidy as it is now when Xia Zhinan and Shi Yingdan left home together in the morning to record the show.
It was as if after they left, someone came in to clean up and did their homework.
Xiao He smiled, turned to Xia Zhinan and said, "I'll take you to the hospital for a physical examination tomorrow."
Xia Zhinan was immediately surprised.
"Really?"
Xiao He nodded slightly.
"This prize is so hard to come by, so you have to put it to good use. Aren't you feeling unwell? You were coughing so hard yesterday, so you can get a checkup to see if it's curable."
Hearing this, Xia Zhinan became even more excited and looked at Xiao He and said, "Sister, there's only one thing wrong with you..."
He stopped mid-sentence.
Xiao He smiled.
"Is it because I'm not as easy to fool as my previous agent, and this is not good?"
Xia Zhinan's body stiffened, and without saying a word, he lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the things on the table.
Xiao He arranged for a hospital check-up in the afternoon. In the morning, she took the address given by the orphanage teacher and went to the neighboring city H early.
My brother Xia Zhibei was adopted more than half a year ago, before Xia Zhinan.
Because he looks cute and is well-behaved and sensible, he is deeply loved by his adopters. However, every time he is adopted, if the adopters find that his health is too poor and he needs a lot of medical expenses, they will return him.
This was his third adoption. The adopters were an infertile couple who opened a company locally and were relatively wealthy.
Xiao He stood outside the door of this house and carefully checked the address again before ringing the doorbell.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman, dressed exquisitely and beautifully, with an elegant temperament.
"I'm Xia Zhibei's friend. I heard he's been living here since he was adopted, so I wanted to come and take a look."
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman's expression instantly became flustered, but it only lasted for a few seconds. She quickly smiled and said, "You're a step late. Zhibei is not at home. He just went out to play with his friends a few minutes ago."
After saying that, he took a half step back to close the door.
Xiao He took a step forward, blocked the door with his knee, and smiled.
"It's okay, I'll go inside and wait for him to come back. I have something important to tell him."
Without the middle-aged woman's consent, he pushed the door open and walked in.
The middle-aged woman hurried over and said, "It's no use waiting here. Xia Zhibei is being very naughty right now. It's hard to say when he'll be back."
"The teacher at the orphanage said that Xia Zhibei is usually very obedient. Isn't that why you adopted them?"
"He has learned bad things." The other party said without thinking.
Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly found Xiao He looking at her.
Her gaze was sharp, causing the woman to tense nervously.
Seeing her guilty look, Xiao He turned around and looked around.
The family was well off, and their living room was beautifully decorated and spotless, but at first glance, one could tell something was wrong.
There were no photos of Xia Zhibei, no toys, no schoolbags or textbooks, and even on the shoe cabinet that he had seen when he entered the room, there was not a single pair of children's shoes.
These things are essential in a family with children.
There is none here either.
It was as if Xia Zhibei had never appeared.
Xiao He observed and asked, "I heard they said Xia Zhibei is doing well after coming here?"
The woman had a smile on her face, but her eyes were full of panic.
"Of course. Our family is well-known in H City. How could we possibly mistreat a child? We have always spoiled him like our own son."
"Can I go to his room and take a look?" Xiao He asked.
Just as she was about to go upstairs, the woman rushed over and stopped her at the stairs.
"No, you can't go up there!"
Seeing her panic, Xiao He's eyes became even calmer, and he looked at the person in front of him with almost an icy gaze.
"Why?"
"That child has a bad temper. He will get angry if you don't allow him into his room."
Another blame-shifting, Xiao He couldn't help but frown.
"Is this how you usually respond when the orphanage calls for a home visit?"
The woman looked away.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Xiao He said directly, "In the past few months, every time the orphanage called to visit, Xia Zhibei wasn't home. He was either out with friends or traveling. He never answered the phone once. In fact, he hasn't lived here for a long time, right?"
Hearing this, the woman looked even more panicked.
Seeing her like this, Xiao He knew that he had guessed right, and a surge of anger instantly surged in his heart.
She grabbed the woman's clothes and almost lifted her up from the ground.
"Where did you leave him?"
The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale. She struggled to grab the railing and kept trying to argue.
"No, no, Xia Zhibei is still living here. He just went out to play. He will be gone soon..."
"Why adopt if you don't want it?!"
Xiao He interrupted her directly.
When the woman heard this, she suddenly raised her voice.
"Who would be willing to adopt a sickly child?"
She screamed, not caring about maintaining her dignity, and looked at Xiao He with resentment, saying:
"If I had known he had so many problems, I would never have adopted him! I just want a child, not charity. We've only known each other for a few days. Why should I spend so much money on him?"
At the beginning, they liked Xia Zhibei very much.
The child met all their requirements for a child: he was cute, well-behaved and obedient, and never caused trouble.
When adopting the child, the people at the orphanage said that the child was in poor health and they didn't care.
But after they brought him home, Xia Zhibei fell ill every three days and seriously ill every five days, which made them so exhausted that they couldn't even continue their work.
Finally, I went to the hospital and the doctor said that this disease is difficult to treat. If I want to eradicate it, it will cost a lot of money and require careful care from my family.
How can this be possible?
They had only known Xia Zhibei for half a month at most. How could they be willing to empty their family savings and give up their jobs for him?
The two planned to return the child, but they signed an adoption agreement.
If the money is returned, not only will the company have to ask the orphanage for compensation, but if the other party becomes angry and spreads the news everywhere, it will affect the company's reputation in the local area, and even the company's business may be affected.
After weighing the pros and cons, they made up their minds and gave Xia Zhibeise two hundred yuan, leaving him to fend for himself.
"We thought, since he's an orphan, he should be used to wandering around. Maybe he can find other kind people to take him in and let him live with a wealthy family."
The woman spoke earnestly, and her words even hinted at her concern for Xia Zhibei.
Xiao He was furious when he heard this.
"Who told you that Xia Zhibei used to be a wanderer?"
"Aren't all the children in the orphanage..."
"He had a family before, and he still has a younger brother. If you leave him out there like that, if something happens to him, can you take responsibility?"
The woman was speechless for a moment.
"I regretted it the next day and went back to check, but she was gone. I had no choice but to keep it a secret from the orphanage while we slowly started looking for her..."
So every time the orphanage called, they lied and said Xia Zhibei was at home, trying to keep it a secret for as long as possible.
Before I knew it, half a year had passed.
"You guys aren't actually looking for him, are you?" Xiao He directly exposed her lie.
If he really felt regretful, why would Xia Zhibei's things be gone?
It was like finally getting rid of a big trouble, and then immediately throwing his things away to distance himself from it.
The woman said guiltily, "I'll find it when I have time..."
After all, it’s not your own child, how can you care so much about him?
Xiao He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "When did you abandon the child?"
"He lived here for about half a month."
That means he has disappeared for half a year?
This time coincides with the time when Xia Zhinan was adopted.
Xiao He's guess was confirmed, but he didn't feel any joy at all.
Just as she was about to leave, the middle-aged woman hurriedly grabbed her and smiled ingratiatingly.
"Can you keep this a secret for us? My husband and I have a lot of friends here, and the company is currently participating in an event. If this were to become public, it would have a negative impact."
Xiao He's gaze was as cold as an icicle.
"You know the bad consequences, but you still dare to abandon the child? I will tell the orphanage and let them decide what to do."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The vehicle sped back to City A and stopped in front of Shi Yingdan's house.
Xiao He took a deep breath and felt as if his heart was being weighed down by a stone, feeling heavy and uncomfortable.
As expected, it was abandoned.
She couldn't imagine how desperate Xia Zhibei would feel when he was abandoned again.
If he secretly returned to the orphanage, what would he say to his brother?
He doesn't want to be adopted anymore?
But how can that be possible?
Xia Zhibei's health was not good to begin with, and if he stayed in an orphanage like this, his condition would only get worse.
If the elder brother can’t do it, then the younger brother will do it.
So Xia Zhinan became obedient, well-behaved and sensible, and became the type his adoptive parents loved the most. He was afraid to eat, and he became thinner and thinner, and more and more like his brother.
After waiting for a long time, a beautiful female star finally opened the door of the orphanage.
She wants to adopt a boy just to be on the show.
Xia Zhinan volunteered and was successfully adopted because of her well-behaved personality and beautiful facial features.
No one knew that he also took his brother with him.
That's why Xia Zhinan tried his best to cooperate with Shi Yingdan on the show and performed well, just because he didn't want to be retired.
Once he is retired, my younger brother will lose his home.
And what my brother lost may very well be his life.
Xiao He outlined the whole process in his mind, but his mood became even heavier.
She looked at the not-so-big villa in front of her.
At this moment, there may be a child curled up in a dark corner, waiting quietly for an opportunity to come.
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